FMIC Swap Leak

JDrago1926 · 07-23-2013, 11:41 PM

I had my FMIC swapped yesterday at the shop, a 7" VRSF. I came home yesterday and didn't even drive the car. Left today and saw a small leak.. Any idea? I'm bringing it back to the shop tomorrow, is this safe to drive, the shop is 20 miles away.

Bimmer Barney · 07-24-2013, 01:07 AM

Yes safe to drive, I assume you mean boost leak. How are you "seeing" a boost leak?

JDrago1926 · 07-24-2013, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer Barney

Yes safe to drive, I assume you mean boost leak. How are you "seeing" a boost leak?

Well maybe I don't have a boost leak... Whatever they did is causing my car to leak... it didn't have a leak before I brought it there..

skatenc123 · 07-24-2013, 01:46 AM

Assuming you mean a puddle of some sort. A boost leak would just be air???

BlackBB6 · 07-24-2013, 12:21 PM

Describe the fluid for us

Bimmer Barney · 07-24-2013, 12:50 PM

I retract my statement about the car being safe to drive. If air is leaking from your car and forming a puddle, something is seriously wrong.

JDrago1926 · 07-24-2013, 01:05 PM

I took my car to the shop today, they put it up on a lift and seems like everything was dry, must have been my AC as that was dripping and it dried, really looked like coolant but, then again it had no smell.. It does seem as I am leaking hydraulic fluid from my front control arms (gonna swap bearings), I'm going to monitor and see how everything goes...

Oil was more toward minimum then full so I decided to change my oil at 3K miles since I bought the car...

So far I have done:
6 plugs
2 Coils
Oil Change
Dual Cone Intake

I need to swap my injector in cylinder 6, I'm gonna do walnut blasting... Should I just swap the brake and coolant fluid too for $240 for both while I do all this? I figure I might as well get everything done now rather then later and now my car is running healthy. I'm at 32k miles bought at 29k

Tiago@VRSF · 07-24-2013, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackBB6

Describe the fluid for us

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmer Barney

I retract my statement about the car being safe to drive. If air is leaking from your car and forming a puddle, something is seriously wrong.

JDrago1926 · 07-24-2013, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiago@VRSF

It looked like coolant, I drove the car 20 miles to the shop, they took a look and nothing looked wrong on the FMIC side. No leaks underneath and they said it looked like the A/C dripping and showed me, made sense. The liquid was colorless but did look like it had a blueish tint. I rubbed my hand and it was dirty then I thought it was oil but didn't have any smell... Car is throwing no codes and no CEL and leak seems to be gone...

07-24-2013, 03:30 PM

Geez your control arm bushings are blown and you only have 32k miles?

What did the previous owner do with the car run the baja 500?

I guess that is NY roads for ya.

CT335xi · 07-24-2013, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JDrago1926

It looked like coolant, I drove the car 20 miles to the shop, they took a look and nothing looked wrong on the FMIC side. No leaks underneath and they said it looked like the A/C dripping and showed me, made sense. The liquid was colorless but did look like it had a blueish tint. I rubbed my hand and it was dirty then I thought it was oil but didn't have any smell... Car is throwing no codes and no CEL and leak seems to be gone...

You might want to check your coolant lines down by the driver side rad. I know that when I installed my 5" ets fmic there was a small coolant line that was not totally locked in with the c-clip. I don't know if I knocked it loose when I installed the pipe up to the charge pipe or if BMW didn't clip it in all the way when I had the car in for CPO work on the water pump. Either way its worth a look.

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 07-24-2013, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by index1489

Geez your control arm bushings are blown and you only have 32k miles?

What did the previous owner do with the car run the baja 500?

I guess that is NY roads for ya.

Bingo

JDrago1926 · 07-24-2013, 05:51 PM

Thanks for all the help guys, I'm monitoring it closely.

JJFESQ · 07-25-2013, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by index1489

Geez your control arm bushings are blown and you only have 32k miles?

What did the previous owner do with the car run the baja 500?

I guess that is NY roads for ya.

Just did my bushings at 27k miles.
Sandy did a Job on LI roads!

TexE90 · 07-25-2013, 03:17 PM

Check your coolant level in the reservoir... Last thing you want is to lose too much coolant and overheat your block.

Fill it to max and see how much, if at all, it drops.

JDrago1926 · 07-25-2013, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JJFESQ

Just did my bushings at 27k miles.
Sandy did a Job on LI roads!

Eh these roads always sucked lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexE90

Check your coolant level in the reservoir... Last thing you want is to lose too much coolant and overheat your block.

Fill it to max and see how much, if at all, it drops.

Cheers

BD_F22 · 07-25-2013, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JJFESQ

Just did my bushings at 27k miles.
Sandy did a Job on LI roads!

How much did that run you?

Apollyon · 07-25-2013, 10:45 PM

I have the same kind of leaks before. The liquid is clear and smell like alcohol.And it turns out my AC is leaking the refrigerant. Dealer fix it under warranty.

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JDrago1926 335i Owner 56 Rep 839 Posts Drives: BMW 335i 4 Door Join Date: May 2013 Location: New York iTrader: (4) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [0.00]	FMIC Swap Leak I had my FMIC swapped yesterday at the shop, a 7" VRSF. I came home yesterday and didn't even drive the car. Left today and saw a small leak.. Any idea? I'm bringing it back to the shop tomorrow, is this safe to drive, the shop is 20 miles away. __________________ E90 - 2007 BMW 335i Sedan 45K miles 7" VRSF FMIC \| BMS DCI \| AR Catless DPs \| KW v2 Coilovers \| M3 Front Control Arms
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JDrago1926 335i Owner 56 Rep 839 Posts Drives: BMW 335i 4 Door Join Date: May 2013 Location: New York iTrader: (4) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [0.00]	I took my car to the shop today, they put it up on a lift and seems like everything was dry, must have been my AC as that was dripping and it dried, really looked like coolant but, then again it had no smell.. It does seem as I am leaking hydraulic fluid from my front control arms (gonna swap bearings), I'm going to monitor and see how everything goes... Oil was more toward minimum then full so I decided to change my oil at 3K miles since I bought the car... So far I have done: 6 plugs 2 Coils Oil Change Dual Cone Intake I need to swap my injector in cylinder 6, I'm gonna do walnut blasting... Should I just swap the brake and coolant fluid too for $240 for both while I do all this? I figure I might as well get everything done now rather then later and now my car is running healthy. I'm at 32k miles bought at 29k __________________ E90 - 2007 BMW 335i Sedan 45K miles 7" VRSF FMIC \| BMS DCI \| AR Catless DPs \| KW v2 Coilovers \| M3 Front Control Arms
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JDrago1926 335i Owner 56 Rep 839 Posts Drives: BMW 335i 4 Door Join Date: May 2013 Location: New York iTrader: (4) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [0.00]	Thanks for all the help guys, I'm monitoring it closely. __________________ E90 - 2007 BMW 335i Sedan 45K miles 7" VRSF FMIC \| BMS DCI \| AR Catless DPs \| KW v2 Coilovers \| M3 Front Control Arms
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Apollyon Enlisted Member 0 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2009 SG E92 335i Xdrive Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I have the same kind of leaks before. The liquid is clear and smell like alcohol.And it turns out my AC is leaking the refrigerant. Dealer fix it under warranty.
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